According to a Patent Prosecution Highway (PPH) acceleration agreement between the China National Intellectual Property Administration (CNIPA) and the National Institute of Industrial Property (INPI), the CNIPA-INPI PPH pilot program has come into effect on June 1, 2023 and would last for five years until May 31, 2028.
Applicants may file a PPH request to the CNIPA under the Procedures to File a Request to the CNIPA (China National Intellectual Property Administration) for Patent Prosecution Highway Pilot Program between the CNIPA and the INPI (National Institute of Industrial Property) or may file a request to the INPI according to the Procedures to File a Request to the INPI (National Institute of Industrial Property) for Patent Prosecution Highway Pilot Program between the INPI and the CNIPA (China National Intellectual Property Administration). Read more